Nowadays, educational robotics is part of the learning activities
in many K-12 schools. With the increasing interest in Computer
Thinking education and acknowledging the importance of using tangible
devices, many different educational robots for primary education have
become available. With them, new research activities bring about new
results concerning the use of robots in classes and how they can improve
learning in STEAM areas. In this paper, a prototype of a new robot
for primary school is presented. It has similar features to many other
robots used in early school years (e.g. easy robot’s interface and one or
two sensors, motor actuators), but with the advantage of having a low
cost, being a do-it-yourself (DIY) kit and including a participation strategy,
clarifying some of the learning targets, addressing the concept of
alignment in learning activities.
This work has been supported by FCT - Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia within the Project Scope: UIDB/05757/2020 and by DRCT - Direção de Ciência e Tecnologia - Governo Regional dos A¸cores, M3.4.B/PRO.ROBÓTICA/009/2019 - PRIA (NIDes).
